Persian Language (Farsi) Vocabulary

Vocabulary list Fruits & Vegetables_______________________________________________________

_ Apple Banana Barley Bean Cantaloupe Carrot Cherry Coconut Corn Cucumber Dates Eggplant Fig Garlic Grape(s) Lemon Lentils Lettuce Lime Wheat

sib moz jo lubia talebi havij gilâs nârgil balal / zoRat khiar khorma bademjan anjir sir angur limu ‘adas kâhu limu torsh gandom

nectarine onion orange parsley pea peach pepper pineapple plum pomegranate potato prune radish rhubarb raisin spinach tangerine tomato watermelon persimmons quince

shalil piâz portoghal ja’fari nokhod holu felfel ânânâs gojeh anâr sib zamini âlu torobcheh rivâs keshmesh esfenâj nârengi gojeh farangi hendevâneh khormalâ beh

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Colors

Rang-hâ___________________________________________________

Black Color Green Pink Red White Brown

siâh / meshki rang sabz surati ghermez, sorkh sefid ghahveh i

blue grey orange purple violet yellow

âbi khâkestari / tusi nârenji arghâvani banafsh zard

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Relatives aghvâm Aunt (pat.) ‘am-meh Aunt (mat.) khâleh husband shohar / hamsar Brother barâdar / dâdâshdaughter dokhtar wife zan / hamsar/khanom Father pedar/ bâbâ mother mâdar Grand pa pedar bozorg grand ma mâdar bozorg Sister khâhar /âbji son pesar Uncle (pat.) ‘amu uncle (mat.) dâyi _____________________________________________________________________________________ Clothing ____________________________________________________________ Bathing suit mâyo pants shalvâr Belt kamarband raincoat bârâni Blouse boluz shirt pirâhan Boot (s) chakmeh shoe (s) kafsh Coat kot skirt dâman Glove (s) dastkesh sock (s) jurâb Hat kolâh T- shirt ‘aragh gir Overcoat pâlto vest jeligheh ____________________________________________________________________________

Occupations: Accountant hesâb.dâr Actor honar.pisheh Advisor moshâver Architect me’mâr Astrologer rammâl Astronaut fazâ,navard Athlete varzesh.kâr Attorney vakil Baker nân.vâ Babysitter bach-cheh negahdâr Barber sal.mâni Beautician ârâyesh.gar Beggar gedâ Book Seller ketâb.forush Builder (building) bannâ Busboy Butcher Calligrapher Captain(ship) Carpenter Cashier Chef Confectioner Contractor Cook Coppersmith Counselor Dancer Day Laborer Director Dentist Doctor Driver Engineer Eye Doctor Farmer Fisher Firefighter Florist Fortuneteller Fruit Seller Garbage Man Gardner Grocer Guard Housewife Host Janitor Judge Landlord Librarian Locksmith Magician

gâr.son qassâb khattât nâ.khodâ najjâr sandoq.dâr shef qannâd moqâte’eh.kâr âsh.paz âhan.gar moshâver raqqâs ‘amaleh kâr.gardân dandân pezeshk doktor / pezeshk rânandeh mohandes cheshm pezeshk deh.qân / kasha.varz mâhigir âtesh.neshân gol.forush fâl.bin miveh.forush âshqâli bâq.bân baqqâl negah.bân khâneh.dâr mizbân tamiz.kâr qâzi saheb.khâneh ketâb.khâneh.dâr qofl.sâz sho’badeh.bâz

Mailman Manager Mayor Mechanic Middleman Mountain Climber Mullah Musician Nurse Officer Painter Perfumer Photographer (pix) Photographer(film) Pilot Player (sport) Player (music) Plumber Police Politician Porter Priest Producer Psychiatrist Psychologist Rabbi Realtor Reporter Researcher Rug maker Secretary (office) Secretary (govt.) Scientist Servant Shoemaker Singer Speaker Soldier Surgeon Taylor Teacher Translator Vegetable seller Veterinarian Worker

post.chi modir shahr.dâr mekânik dallâl kuh.navard âkhund musiqi.dân parastâr af.sar naqqâsh ‘attâr ‘akkâs film.bardâr khalebân bâzi.kon navâ.zandeh luleh.kesh pâsebân / polis siâsat.madâr hammâl keshish tahayeh.konandeh ravân.pezeshk ravân.shenâs khâ.khâm mo’âmelât melki khabar.negâr mohaqqeq qâli.bâf monshi vazir dânesh.mand khedmat.kâr kaffâsh âvâzeh.khân sokhan.rân sar.bâz jarrâh khayyât mo’allem / âmuzegâr motarjem sabzi.forush dâm.pezeshk kâr.gar

Prepositions, etc.

‫ ی‬-‫همه‬

All

hameh-yé

Also

ham

About

dar bâreh-yé ‫درباره – ی‬

Above

bâlâyé ‫بالی‬

‫هم‬

Across from ruberu yé ‫روبرو ی‬ After

ba’d az ‫بعد از‬

At

dar ‫د ر‬

Because

barây-é in keh ‫ برای اینکه‬chon-keh ‫چون که‬

Before

ghabl az ‫قبل از‬

Behind

posht-é ‫پشت‬

Below

payin-é ‫پا یین‬

Both

har do

But

vali ‫ولی‬

Down

pâyin ‫پا یین‬

For

barây-é

Here

injâ

‫هردو‬ ammâ ‫اما‬

‫برای‬ ‫اینجا‬

How (about) chetor

‫چطور‬

How many

chand-tâ ‫چند تا‬

How much

cheghadr ‫چقدر‬

If

agar

In

dar ‫در‬

In front of

jelo-yé ‫جلوی‬

Inside

tu-yé ‫توی‬

Instead

dar ‘avaz ‫در عوض‬

Into

dar

Middle

vasat-é ‫وسط‬

Next to

kenâr-é ‫کنار‬

On

ru-yé ‫روی‬

On the side

kenâr-é ‫کنا ر‬

Or

yâ ‫یا‬

Other

digar ‫د یگر‬

Outside

birun-é ‫بیرون‬

‫اگر‬

‫در‬

That

ân ‫آن‬

‫که‬

That (which) keh

‫آنجا‬

There

ânjâ

This

in ‫این‬

Through

az vasat-é ‫از وسط‬

Together

bâ ham ‫با هم‬

Too

ham

Under

zir-é ‫زیر‬

Up

bâlâ

What

cheh ‫چه‬

When (?)

key ‫کی‬

‫هم‬ ‫با ل‬ chi ‫چی‬

When (while) vaghti keh ‫وقتی که‬

‫ کجا‬ku ‫کو‬

Where

kojâ

Which (?)

kodâm ‫کدام‬

‫که‬

Which (that) keh

‫کی‬

Who

ki

Why

cherâ ‫چرا‬

With

bâ ‫با‬

Without

bi ‫ بی‬, bedun-é ‫بدون‬

Vocabulary list # 1 ANIMALS Alligator Ant Bear Bee Camel Canary Cat Chicken Cow Dog Deer Donkey Duck Eagle Elephant Fish Fly Frog Giraffe Goat Hippo

susmâr murcheh khers zanbur shotor ghanâri gorbeh (pishi) jujeh (morgh) gâv sag âhu khar (olâgh) ordak ‘oghâb fil mâhi magas ghurbagheh zaRâfeh boz asb- é âbi

Rabbit Rhino Rooster Sheep Snake Squirrel Turkey Turtle Tiger Wolf Worm Whale Zebra Peacock Spider Scorpion

LOCATIONS , TIME khargush kargadan khorus gusfand mâr sanjâb bughalamun lâk-posht babr gorg Date kerm nahang gur- é-khar tâvus ‘ankabut ‘aghrab

Afternoon Airport Bakery Butcher Cinema City College Country Dairy shop târikh Day Dawn Dusk Elem. School Evening Grocery shop High school ___________________________ Hospital bird parandeh Hour (clock) falcon shâhin Kindergarten hyena kaftâr Month (moon)

ba’d az zohr forudgâh nânvâyi ghaSâb sinamâ shahr dânesh-kadeh keshvar labaniâti ruz tolu’ / sahar ghorub dabestân ‘asr baQâli dabirestân bimârestân sâ’at kudakestân mâh

Horse Lamb Leopard Lion Lobster Monkey Mosquito Mouse Octopus Owl Parrot Pig

asb baReh palang shir kharchang meymun pasheh mush hasht-pâ joghd tuti khuk

Seabird shark vulture

dornâ kuseh lâshkhor

Morning Night Noon Police station Shoe shop Square Stadium Street Theater Tomorrow University Village

sobh shab zohr kalântari kaFâshi meydân varzeshgâh khiâbân sinamâ/ te’âtr fardâ daneshgâh deh(kadeh)

_________________________________________________________ Seasons & Week Days Summer Fall Winter Spring Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday week year today tonight yesterday last night

tâbestân pâyiz zemestân bahâr shanbeh yek shanbeh do shanbeh seh shanbeh chahâr shanbeh panj shanbeh jom’eh hafteh sâl emruz emshab diruz dishab

one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen

NUMBERS yek twenty bist do thirty si seh forty chehel chahâr fifty panjâh panj sixty shast shesh seventy haftâd haft eighty hashtâd hasht ninety navad noh hundred sad dah two hundred devist yâzdah three hundred si sad davâzdah four hundred chahâr sad sizdah five hundred pânsad chahârdah six hundred shesh sad pânzdah seven hundred haft sad shânzdah eight hundred hasht sad hefdah nine hundred noh sad hejdah one thousand hezâr nuzdah one million yek melyun one billion

Clothings ‫کمربند‬

Belt

kamarband

Blouse

boluz

‫بلوز‬

Boot (s)

chakmeh

‫چکمه‬

Coat

kot

Glove (s)

dast-kesh

Hat

kolâh

Jacket

kot

Overcoat

pâlto

Pants

shalvâr

Raincoat

bârâni ‫بارانی‬

Shirt

pirâhan ‫پیراهن‬

Shoe (s)

kafsh

‫کت‬ ‫دستکش‬ ‫کله‬

‫کت‬ ‫پالتو‬ ‫شلوار‬

‫کفش‬

yek milyard

Skirt

dâman ‫دامن‬

Sock (s)

jurâb ‫جوراب‬

Sweater

poliver

Swimming suit

mâyo ‫مایو‬

T- Shirt Vest

aragh gir ‫گیر‬

‫پلیور‬

‫عرق‬

jeligheh ‫جلیقه‬